WASHINGTON – Georgetown's
Owen Carapellotti (C'25) signed a free agent contract with the Athletics on Wednesday morning. Carapellotti, a strong defensive and offensive catcher from Canton, Michigan is the third Hoya in the past three seasons to sign with an MLB club.
Carapellotti had a sensational four-year career in the Blue & Gray as the senior was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team in 2025 and earned nods to the second team in 2024 and 2023 after being named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in 2022. In four seasons behind the dish, Carapellotti is the program leader in games played (211), games started (208), home runs (52), at bats (790) and hit by pitches (39).
During the 2025 season, Carapellotti slashed .298/.406/.565 with 11 doubles, one triple, 14 home runs and 48 RBIs while accumulating 29 walks. Over his career, Carapellotti hit .289/.403/.565 with 228 hits, 48 doubles, seven triples, 52 home runs and 183 RBIs. Carapellotti was named to the Buster Posey Award Watch List twice in his career and was named an All-Region Second Team selection in 2023 and 2024.
Head Coach Edwin Thompson on Owen Carapellotti
"Today is a great day for
Owen Carapellotti and Georgetown baseball. Owen represents everything that we look for in the recruiting process and ultimately is the definition of what we want here at Georgetown. He has been one of the most successful players in our program's history and he helped set a new standard each and every day while he was on the Hilltop. We are so proud of him and all he has done for our program, and we can't wait to watch him compete at the next level with a great club in the Athletics."